as in edge
the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something
soldiers guarding the perimeter of the camp
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Recent Examples of perimeter
The latest proposal is similar to the 60-day ceasefire Netanyahu agreed to last month, only with terms more favorable to Israel after Hamas showed flexibility on the number of prisoners to be released and the size of the security perimeter.
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Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
More news: Warriors Suddenly Have Competition For All-Star Free Agent Expected to Join Golden State
As a small forward, Murphy provides floor spacing and perimeter defense.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
The map above shows the evacuation area in red and the approximate fire perimeter as a black line.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2025
Police set up a perimeter around the Mullins Library area.
—Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 25 Aug. 2025
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Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
More news: Warriors Suddenly Have Competition For All-Star Free Agent Expected to Join Golden State
As a small forward, Murphy provides floor spacing and perimeter defense.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
The map above shows the evacuation area in red and the approximate fire perimeter as a black line.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2025
Police set up a perimeter around the Mullins Library area.
—Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perimeter
Noun
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On the southwestern side of the fire, hand crews and dozers began building new containment lines along Sycamore Ridge Road to prevent the westward spread of the fire from the Dinkey Creek drainage and cut the fire off close to its active edge.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The base stores up to three tools, including a corner cleaner and an edge sweeper.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Tree nominees are judged on trunk circumference, vertical height and crown spread.—
Jennie Key,
The Enquirer,
31 Aug. 2025
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Flaxseed may also help reduce waist circumference in people with obesity.—
Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Greece is one of the most seismically active countries in Europe, sitting atop the complex boundary between the African and Eurasian tectonic plates.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Bella recalled her childhood as lacking in boundaries, with adults engaged in experimental ways of living which purported to offer freedom but in fact undermined any sense of security.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Permian Basin — the country’s largest oil field, which straddles the Texas-New Mexico border — was estimated by a 2024 study to emit the second-most methane of any oil field in the world.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
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Poland, whose defense spending is the highest in Europe in terms of gross domestic product, has its own long border with Russian to contend with.—
Daniel R. DePetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Fill empty spaces with more soil to ensure the edging is compact.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Aug. 2025
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Creeping speedwell makes a great lawn substitute and works well between pavers or as an edging along pathways.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
19 Aug. 2025
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Up two with just under 25 seconds left, Burton froze Bueckers with an in-and-out dribble and drew contact from the rookie star at the rim.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
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Then hit the autofill button, and the nozzle lowers down to just over the rim of the glass and starts dispensing.—
PCMag Staff,
PC Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Deep breathing could be heard; birds chirped loudly outside; spectators murmured on the periphery.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Giants, after some major struggles, are on the periphery of the National League Wild Card race.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Perimeter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perimeter. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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